Rivière Ouelle, Quebec (1871 census)
Rivière Ouelle was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,016. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.447°N, 69.992°W.
Population
In 1871, Rivière Ouelle had a population of 2,016: 975 male and 1,041 female residents. Population density was 85.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,505 |
| 1861 | 2,081 |
| 1871 | 2,016 |
| 1881 | 2,060 |
| 1891 | 1,972 |
| 1901 | 1,608 |
| 1911 | 1,608 |
| 1921 | 1,405 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Rivière Ouelle, 1861 (91.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Rivière Ouelle shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 342 |
| Number of females | 1,041 |
| Number of males | 975 |
| Number of married females | 269 |
| Number of married males | 272 |
| Number of married persons | 541 |
| Number of widowed females | 48 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 72 |
| Total population | 2,016 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 724 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 679 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,403 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 254 |
| Number of occupied houses | 254 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 4,815 |
| BWT BU | 534 |
| CRN BU | 70 |
| HAY AC | 1,260 |
| HAY TONS | 1,891 |
| OAT BU | 36,606 |
| PEA BU | 2,823 |
| POT AC | 171 |
| POT BU | 30,840 |
| RYE BU | 2,076 |
| Total area (acres) | 7,680 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,256 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,053 |
| AREA | 7,680 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 69 |
| CD | 165 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 342 |
| FEMALE | 1,041 |
| GRA BU | 15 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 254 |
| INHABITED | 254 |
| MALE | 975 |
| MARRIED F | 269 |
| MARRIED M | 272 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 541 |
| POPULATION | 2,016 |
| ROOT BU | 19 |
| SINGLE F | 724 |
| SINGLE M | 679 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,403 |
| TUR BU | 1 |
| UNINHABITED | 25 |
| WIDOWED F | 48 |
| WIDOWED M | 24 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 72 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC165003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC061002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Rivière Ouelle, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/rivi-re-ouelle-qc165003-1871/.